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Laura Pashby's avatar

The crossing-point. I love that.

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Marie's avatar

I adore reading your words Laura, you take me to another place. And a golden dandelion field is a wonderful place to be!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much, Marie! Yes, I agree — dandelion fields forever…

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Jude's avatar

I too love to read your words. I usually open them as I'm taking 5 minutes and think' oh, lovely ,I ll read more when I have another 5 minutes' but inevitably I can't stop reading! This was as light as a dandelion clock. Love the idea of time smudging away. And thankyou for the link to Summer Camp, how good is that!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much Jude, I love that! Summer’s Essay Camp is so good! This originated from the ‘five things’ exercise - I wrote about what I thought were five disparate things, but in fact, when I worked on it some more, they turned out to be connected. 💫

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Jeanne Henriques's avatar

Beautiful Laura, as if floating into your memories. Thank you for the introduction to Summer’s Camp Essay’s. I am on it!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Oh what a lovely way to put it. Thank you Jeanne. 💛

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Tiffany Writes's avatar

I love the imagery you have cultivated in this piece Laura....I feel as if I am right there in the midst of the snapshot moments & dandelion paddocks!

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much Tiffany, I really appreciate your kind words. 💛

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Charlene Storey's avatar

A lovely read, Laura - I always look forward to your letters. I love dandelions too. Your words put me right back to the garden as a kid, blowing the seeds off into the wind. 💛

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Oh yes, that’s a magic that never gets old. 💫 and thank you!

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William Grams-Byrne's avatar

So sweet. You have written sunshine here. 👏

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much! ☀️

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Yasmin Chopin's avatar

I was transported with these words. Thank you. The dandelions are out in force at the moment and they herald summer with their golden glow. Roll on sunshine. ☀️

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Laura Pashby's avatar

They really do herald the summer. Such a cheering sight! Thank you for reading.

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Nasha U. Khan's avatar

It elicits imagery in my mind of that crossing point I speak about on my own ‘Stack -- mothering/caregiving and that place I go to be just me. This piece specifically evoked that with dandelions and the dancing and the son. All yours.

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Nasha U. Khan's avatar

This was beautiful. And it reminds me of the way I write -- and now sounds like I’m complimenting myself. But I loved the imagery. My kids are around the same age. Placing kids in writing suddenly changes how it hits.

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much. Funnily enough I have hardly written about my kids in the past, it was only recently, when I wrote a piece about being a mother-writer (which seemed to resonate), that I started to feel perhaps I could include some moments of my life with them.

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Mrs Bertimus's avatar

Beautiful words 🙌🙌🙌

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much 💫

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Mackenzie's avatar

Lovely words Laura ♥️

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you 💛

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Thank you so much Alicia. They seem to be everywhere at the moment, once you start thinking about them!

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